Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Co. Cork |
Lilac Syringa vulgaris Family: Oleaceae Flowering April-May. Deciduous shrub or small tree. Introduced Large pyramisical panicles of white, lilac or purple flowers with four petals and a very fragrant scent. The leaves are opposite, cordate at the base and untoothed. A deciduous, suckering shrub to 7m tall. Widespread throughout most of Ireland as a naturalised garden escape or relic of cultivation on waste ground, roadsides, railway banks and in hedgerows |
Lilac, Syringa vulgaris
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